Woman dies after lightning strike in Parkland; 2 others injured

Lightning is an accepted hazard in Florida, especially in the summer. Recently, surveillance cameras captured a number of people being hit. Weather experts say lightning deaths have trended down for decades and 2017 could see an all-time low. (Aug. 15)
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Lightning strikes over the ocean in this file photo taken Aug. 16, 2011, near Vero Beach. A woman died and another man was hospitalized after being struck by lightning Wednesday, May 16, 2018, in Parkland.(Photo: SAM WOLFE/SPECIAL TO TCPALM)Buy Photo

The Broward County Sheriff's Office announced late Wednesday that Maria Francisco Pascual, 58, was working in the fields about 2 p.m. when she was struck by lightning. A man and a woman near her suffered lightning-related injuries, the Sheriff's Office said.